In time

I looked at the mall for a long time. I haven’t ridden a bicycle for a long time, and I’m not skilled in riding a bicycle. I stumbled and learned it a few times when I was in elementary school. Later, I went to high school. Lin Nan has a bicycle. The two of us pooled money together to buy it, and then he taught me to ride. Of course, I was stupid, and he would often call me stupid and take me around the playground until I could ride. , and will go out by bike together, most of the time he rides me, because he always laughs at my small body and must be exhausted and paralyzed within two steps.

After choosing for a long time, I finally picked a black one, which is very light and easy to hold, and the price is also very moderate. It suddenly occurred to me that if Lin Nan was here, he would definitely laugh at my corniness.

I laughed at myself, Lin Nan, it seems that I haven’t thought of him for a long time, but in a few moments, I would suddenly think of what he would say if he was by my side looking at my life and my choices if.

While thinking about something on his mind, he was pushing the cart to go to the cashier to pay the bill. Maybe he was a little distracted. When he passed by the living area, he accidentally bumped into someone. The girl who hit him was a girl with bright and ostentatious eyes. She was pushing a cart with a Some daily necessities, I hasten to apologize.

The voice from the side seemed to be a call from a long time ago, Xiao Li?Jimo Li?

I turned my head stiffly and saw the person in front of me. He had grown a lot taller, but his face was as handsome as ever. His facial features seemed to be more three-dimensional after being opened up. His eyes were like a cold deep pool, very cold. I I can't see clearly or dare to see clearly.

The words seemed to have been broken, only my own voice could be heard, Lin, Lin Nan?

The girl next to him held his arm with a sharp voice, Lin Nan, who is he, don't you want to introduce him?

My eyes swept over the faces of the two, the hand held by the girl, the daily necessities in the trolley, and my mind suddenly went blank. I just remembered that I said stiffly, you, hello, long time no see, I have something urgent, goodbye .

Some embarrassed, some unbearable, and then fled.

When I pushed the car out, the cold night wind blew across my cheeks, which also made me calm down. I felt very regretful and ashamed for my behavior just now. I never expected to meet Lin Nan here. I was caught off guard, it was beyond my ability, but fortunately there were not many people at the cash register, so I pushed the cart away without even asking for change.

I'm really useless.

But, Lin Nan, long time no see, how are you?

That chance encounter seemed to happen in nothingness, and when I think about it in the days to come, I feel in a trance, or because I suddenly thought of such a person at that time, it seemed to happen in fantasy, true or false, with The passage of days has gradually become unclear.

A big job was undertaken in the courtyard, which was to restore a famous painting with a history of thousands of years. A temple was built at each of the four corners to protect it. During the historical catastrophe, only one of the four magnificent and majestic temples remained. After renovation, this painting by a very famous painter was found in the library. The work, unfortunately, was discarded in a corner, covered with dust, tattered like a worn-out rag.

My master is an old man who is nearly sixty years old. I was arranged to be his apprentice, and I paid homage to the master. The master inherited from the family of the No. [-] painter in the south, and his skills are extraordinary. This painting was sent directly to the In front of the master's workbench.

When Master saw the tattered painting, his eyebrows were about to be tied into a bow. After carefully brushing off the dust, I saw the light shining in Master's eyes again.

Mo Li, this is a treasure!You are really lucky to have this opportunity!

I nodded, feeling joyful and excited in my heart. This kind of opportunity is actually rare. In most cases, what we repair are small pieces. Such works that have been handed down for thousands of years can only happen by chance. You can't yearn for it, it depends on your personal fortune.

It took two full days to clean the painting. Because it is too precious, I must not take it lightly. I was mainly responsible for looking at it, helping me to find some things that the master needed.

When I got off work, Master put several locks on the gate of the courtyard. In fact, this painting was transferred to us in encrypted form, and only a few responsible people knew about it, but Master was still cautious and cautious.

I am not qualified to lock the inner door. Normally, Master would wait for me to leave before leaving, but today Master seems to have something very important to do. Usually, he always postpones getting off work or even stays late because of his concentration. He is rare today. Get off work on time.I took out the things, and Master gave me a few words and left.

I nodded and agreed to water the fruit trees in the yard. Trees can be planted inside and outside the yard, but the trees cannot exceed the yard wall. Despite this rule, we still enjoy planting all kinds of trees. Trees are useful. Some trees are ornamental, and some are fruit trees. Naturally, the time for fruit trees to bear fruit is almost the time when they are transplanted out of the hospital.

Soon after I came in, I planted an orange tree. It doesn’t need to grow very high, but it can bear a lot of oranges. There is an orange tree planted outside my former home.

As the sun sets, the green leaves in the courtyard are covered with a light golden layer, which is very beautiful. When I look up at the sky, the sky is blue and high, and there are no tall buildings around. It is very quiet, and my heart also becomes quiet. .

Li Li, are you watering again?

It was Liao Yuan who came in. He is from the lacquerware group. He came in a few years earlier than me. He is also a senior in my university. When doing it, he often does it very late until his master urges him to leave. I don't know many people here, and he is one of them.

He was carrying a bag on his back, and he was holding a small sapling in his hand. I was a little surprised. He explained that it was a sumac tree he bought. See if I have a place here.

I stood up, moved the potted plants in the southeast corner of the yard to the corridor, and asked him to go out and dig a bag of soil, built a small flower bed, and planted the weak and small sapling.

What to do when the sumac tree grows up?I buried the soil and asked him.

Let it grow first, and I will find a place to transplant it after a while. When he saw that I had buried the soil, he brought a bucket of water and came over to water the sumac tree.

After he finished his work, the sun had already set, and the street lights began to light up. He straightened up, ran to the faucet to wash his hands, and smiled to invite me out for a drink and a meal.

I nodded, put my bag on my back, and pushed the car with him to a street not far away. I found a roadside food stall and ordered a few bottles of beer. I didn't drink much. Liao Yuan was in a good mood and drank. A lot, and then told me his story, his parents, the girl he loved deeply before and abandoned him, and the future.

It was a colorful life that belonged to the past. In comparison, my life is really boring and pitiful.

He laughed after drinking, and asked the boss to bake a lot of skewers. I slowly sipped the wine and listened to him.

He said, Li Li, you are so fucking suitable for this place, quiet and peaceful, uncontested, time seems to stand still on you, so fucking suitable.

He took a sip of beer, I didn't expect to come here at all, I think I was always eating, drinking and having fun!

Do you regret it?I looked at his dim face under the light and asked slowly.

He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, no, no regrets.

Liao Yuan drank a lot of wine that day and finally cried. This is something I have never seen before. Maybe everyone has a lot of pain in their hearts that they don’t want to talk about. Even if they are as poor as me, even if they are as rich as him, sometimes you I don't know the cause and effect, but they just exist so stubbornly.

The end result of drinking was that he couldn't even walk safely. I was a little worried and sent him home. Fortunately, his home was not far away. When I sent him back, his roommate was walking towards the door. When I went out, I saw him supporting him and thanking me. I was a little worried, because I didn't know that Liao Yuan shared a house and I didn't know his roommate, so I was a little worried, but seeing him supporting Liao Yuan, Liao Yuan called him and leaned into his arms and stopped moving, so I felt relieved and said goodbye.